Ms.

Tobin
English 2015 - 2016
Plagiarism Policy Return on Wednesday 8/26
Plagiarism: Presenting someone elses words or ideas as your own
and is considered to be academic theft.
Unintentional Plagiarism: Plagiarism resulting from an honest,
technical mistake. This occurs when a student fails to give proper
credit to a source because he/she made a mistake in punctuation
or documentation. In cases of unintentional plagiarism, the
student will be offered the opportunity to rewrite the paper, thus
correcting the mistakes(s).
Intentional Plagiarism: Submitting work written by someone else
as though it were your own.
Consequences
First documented offense of intentional plagiarism
The student shall receive a zero grade for the assignment.
That zero will be averaged in as part of the marking period
grade. A letter documenting the act of plagiarism will be sent
to the student, to his/her parents/guardians, and to his/her
guidance counselor. That letter shall remain in the students
file until graduation.
Second documented offense of intentional plagiarism
The student shall receive a failing grade for the marking
period. A letter documenting the act of plagiarism will be
sent to the student, to his/her parents/guardians, and to
his/her guidance counselor. That letter shall remain in the
students file until graduation. Upon graduation, the letter
shall be removed. Students who would have received honors
credit for the course will no longer be eligible for that credit.
I have read and understand Danbury High Schools plagiarism
policy

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